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Animal rights and the Hebrew Bible /

"In this book, the author considers whether there are biblical texts that ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood as well as genuine legal rights to animals and, if so, which rights, to which animals in particular-domesticated, wild, both- and for what purpose? He also explores how the evi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olyan, Saul M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Animals in the Bible.
Animal rights > Biblical teaching.
Animal rights > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Animal welfare > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Animaux dans la Bible.
Animaux > Droits > Enseignement biblique.
Animaux > Droits > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Animaux > Protection > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
BIBLES.
RELIGION.
Sacred Writings.
Judaism.
Animal rights > Religious aspects > Judaism
Animal welfare > Religious aspects > Judaism
Animals in the Bible
Religion & beliefs.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Animal Rights and the Hebrew Bible
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Legal Personhood and the Legal Rights of Animals
  • Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
  • The Use of the Hebrew Bible in Animal Advocacy
  • The Hebrew Bible: Multiple Views, Multiple Voices
  • The Biblical Notion of Rights
  • The Shape of the Book
  • 1. Four Legal Texts in the Hebrew Bible that Evince a Concern for Animal Rights
  • Exod 23:10-​11 and Exod 23:12
  • Lev 25:2-​7 and Deut 5:12-​15
  • Implicit Classification and the Creation of Common Classes
  • Conclusion
  • 2. Animals as Covenant Partners in Genesis 9:8-​17 and Hosea 2:20 (Eng. 2:18)
  • The Grant-​like Covenants of Gen 9:8-​17 and Hos 2:20 (Eng. 2:18)
  • Legal Personhood and the Rights of Animals in Gen 9:8-​17 and Hos 2:20 (Eng. 2:18)
  • The Relationship of Gen 9:8-​17 and Gen 9:2-​3
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Animal Culpability and Its Ramifications for Legal Status
  • Duties, Culpability, and Legal Personhood
  • Texts that Subject Animals to Sanctions for the Violations They Commit
  • Texts in which Animals Die or Suffer for the Offenses of Human Beings
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Symmetry or Asymmetry According to the Law? The Case of Domesticated Animals and Human Beings
  • Lev 27:1-​13: Valuations for Vows
  • Lev 27:28-​29: Consignment to Eradication (ḥērem)
  • Exod 34:19-​20 and Exod 22:28b-​29 (Eng. 22:29b-​30): The Law of the Firstborn
  • Defects (mûmîm) in Priests and Sacrificial Animals
  • Axes of Inequality Among Human Beings and Among Animals
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Animal Welfare: The Evidence of Biblical Texts
  • A Biblical Text Sharing Some Features in Common with a Contemporary Welfare Orientation
  • A Comparison of Prov 12:10 and Deut 25:4.
  • Other Texts that are Often Assumed to be Welfare-​Oriented: What Does the Evidence Suggest?
  • Additional Texts that are Sometimes Thought to have a Concern for Animal Well-​Being
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Index.